Matthew 11:15-20
New King James Version
15 (A)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
16 (B)“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, 17 and saying:
‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not [a]lament.’
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a [b]winebibber, (C)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ (D)But wisdom is justified by her [c]children.”
Woe to the Impenitent Cities(E)
20 (F)Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent:
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- Matthew 11:17 Lit. beat your breast
- Matthew 11:19 wine drinker
- Matthew 11:19 NU works
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